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School: Glasthule (St Joseph's Boys)

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Glasthule, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
P. Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 189

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    Years ago a favourite game was "stilt-racing". The boys made stilts, themselves, out of spare pieces of wood and every evening after school they ran home for their stilts and raced each other to a named place. This sport is a very amusing one. This sport is a very amusing one. Some people think, it is very hard to go on stilts, but it is really very easy. There are some people who can run on stilts, without even falling or stumbling.
    I have a pair of stilts, made by myself, out of spare pieces of wood.
    A game usually enjoyed by boys is called "can-racing". Two cans are needed for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Súileabháin
    Gender
    Male